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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jimmie Ward
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: B+.

Nobody else had Hayden Hatten anywhere near Round 7, Pick 19. The Bengals did, by 62 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in the 49th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in the 59th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A slide stopped in pick 80, with Javon Bullard worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A wild overpay on Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 15, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in No. 151 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at slot 173 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Fair-plus on Christian Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 18 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in pick 239, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A clean, defensible pick in the 254th pick with a little surplus value in Dwight McGlothern. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.